Pesticides

Pesticides

Any chemical or substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of pests that damage or interfere with the growth of crops, shrubs, tress, timber and other vegetation useful to humans.

Industry: Agricultural chemicals

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Total Suspended Particles (TSP)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A method of monitoring airborne particulate matter by total weight.

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A measure of the suspended solids in wastewater, effluent, or water bodies, determined by tests for "total suspended non-filterable solids." (See: suspended solids.)

toxaphene

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Chemical that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to fresh water and marine aquatic life.

toxic chemical

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Any chemical listed in EPA rules as "Toxic Chemicals Subject to Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986."

toxic chemical release form

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Information form required of facilities that manufacture, process, or use (in quantities above a specific amount) chemicals listed under SARA Title III.